Aconitum anthora
speciesAt a glance
Sources13 archives
Databases and archives Aconitum anthora's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation9 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility9 621 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI4 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics9 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Aconitum anthora, variously known as anthora, yellow monkshood, or healing wolfsbane, is a yellow flowering plant species of the genus Aconitum in the family Ranunculaceae. Its native range is widespread, but mainly in European mountains, such as the Alps and the Carpathians, and the northern parts of Asia. Like all Aconitum species, it has great variability, due to isolation and hybridisation. Because of this polymorphism, A. anthora is included in the Aconitum vulparia group. It flowers from July to September. The name anthora or "against thora" stems from the historic reputation that the plant's tuberous root was a good antidote to poisons from 'thora'Greater Thora (Panthers-Bane) Herb, Greater Thora (Panthers-Bane) Use, Greater Thora (Panthers-Bane) Supplement or Aconitum pardalianches, a plant that is extremely toxic to livestock and humans, with even small doses being potentially deadly. The root contains a large amount of volatile salt and essential oil, while the foliage and stems contain diterpenoid alkaloids. It has been used externally against rheumatism and deep pain, but it can irritate the skin. Internally, it has been used for weak pulse, vegetable poisons (shoot), feverish colds, pneumonia, croup, heart conditions, and cardiac arrest.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology15
Life cycle & reproduction6
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment9
Physiology & chemistry2
Other traits1
Compounds documented for Aconitum anthora across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile4 classes
Documented compounds24 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1S,2S,4R,7E,10S,11R)-10-hydroxy-4,8-dimethyl-12-methylidene-3,14-dioxatricyclo[9.3.0.02,4]tetradec-7-en-13-one | present | NPASS | |
| (2,19-Diacetyloxy-10-hydroxy-5-methyl-12-methylidene-7-azaheptacyclo[9.6.2.01,8.05,17.07,16.09,14.014,18]nonadecan-3-yl) benzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| 11-Ethyl-6-methoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecane-4,8,16-triol | present | LOTUS | |
| 3-((6-O-(6-Deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl)oxy)-7-((6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one | present | LOTUS | |
| [(1S,2R,3R,4R,5R,6S,7S,8R,9R,13R,14R,16S,17S,18R)-8-acetyloxy-5,7,14-trihydroxy-6,16,18-trimethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-methyl-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-4-yl] benzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(1S,5R,6S,7S,8R,9R,13R,14R,16S)-8,14-diacetyloxy-11-ethyl-5,7-dihydroxy-6,16,18-trimethoxy-13-(methoxymethyl)-11-azahexacyclo[7.7.2.12,5.01,10.03,8.013,17]nonadecan-4-yl] benzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-3-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [14-Ethyl-5,17-dihydroxy-6,19,21-trimethoxy-16-(methoxymethyl)-9,9-dimethyl-8,10-dioxa-14-azaheptacyclo[10.7.2.12,5.01,13.03,11.07,11.016,20]docosan-4-yl] benzoate | present | LOTUS | |
| [5,17-Dihydroxy-6,19,21-trimethoxy-16-(methoxymethyl)-9,9,14-trimethyl-8,10-dioxa-14-azaheptacyclo[10.7.2.12,5.01,13.03,11.07,11.016,20]docosan-4-yl] benzoate | present | LOTUS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Aconitum anthora has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Aconitum anthora carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 3232×CCDB · slov-fl · CCDB · iber-fl · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +7
2n 161×CCDB · iapt
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type9 621 records
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions30 of 65 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| GZUlocation not on record | 40 |
| Barcelona, ES | 38 |
| BDBClocation not on record | 33 |
| Yu. Fedcovich Chernivtsi State Universitylocation not on record | 28 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 27 |
| Zürich, CH | 24 |
| BClocation not on record | 21 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 21 |
| MAlocation not on record | 17 |
| Vitebsk State University named after P.M. Masherovlocation not on record | 17 |
| València, ES | 13 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 13 |
| LWSlocation not on record | 13 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 12 |
| Zürich, CH | 11 |
| Vitoria, ES | 10 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 9 |
| LDlocation not on record | 8 |
| Wlocation not on record | 7 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 7 |
| Lausanne, CH | 6 |
| Ivan Franko National University of Lvivlocation not on record | 6 |
| Institute of Ecology of the Carpathianslocation not on record | 6 |
| Kyiv, UA | 5 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 4 |
| Bern, CH | 4 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 3 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 3 |
| SVK001location not on record | 3 |
| Salamanca, ES | 3 |
| inatura Erlebnis Naturschau GmbHlocation not on record | 2 |
| Berlin, DE | 2 |
| Monastir, TN | 2 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 2 |
| Nanjing, CN | 2 |
| Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record | 2 |
| Auckland, NZ | 2 |
| Salvador, BR | 2 |
| Jaén, ES | 2 |
| Voronezh State Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 2 |
| Görlitz, DE | 1 |
| Mlocation not on record | 1 |
| Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologialocation not on record | 1 |
| Arequipa, PE | 1 |
| Bourges, FR | 1 |
| Boumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Sion, CH | 1 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 1 |
| Saint Louis, US | 1 |
| IPE-CSIClocation not on record | 1 |
| Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| O. V. Fomin Botanical Garden of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyivlocation not on record | 1 |
| Frankfurt am Main | 1 |
| Pamplona, ES | 1 |
| Alicante, ES | 1 |
| Paris, FR | 1 |
| Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)location not on record | 1 |
| PRClocation not on record | 1 |
| Córdoba, ES | 1 |
| Helsinki, FI | 1 |
| IFR-DNFlocation not on record | 1 |
| SZUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Sant Julià de Lòria, AD | 1 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Aconitum anthora was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.